KC startups among business builders tapped for cohort connecting Midwest founders to enterprise leaders
Cohort members of the 2026 NXTSTAGE Enterprise Engagement Series; photo courtesy of NXTUS
More than 80 companies from across the region vying to earn a slot in the latest NXTSTAGE Enterprise Engagement Series, said Amber Dunn, with two Kansas City startups among the 16 successfully completing the competitive process.
“So many startups trying for this year’s cohort reinforces the growth ambitions of entrepreneurs across the Heartland and the strength of the collaborative network of regional organizations supporting business builders along their journeys,” said Dunn, program director of NXTUS, which runs NXTSTAGE programming.
Selected companies for the fifth Enterprise Engagement Series represent a mix of technology, human resources, product, and service-based businesses.